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The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to...
Naomi Osaka says she won't "hang around" in tennis if the results don't come
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won't “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations. The 27-year-old Japanese player will play her first match since she suffered a back injury in the China Open in...
Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday because of pain in her knee and shoulder, the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. ...
Messi and Inter Miami to open Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami now know their path for next year's Club World Cup. The host team — invited by FIFA to compete despite criticism from many in the soccer world — will play the tournament's first match on June 15 against Egyptian club Al Ahly, as part of...
A judge will decide if the owners of a New Zealand volcano where 22 died were unjustly convicted
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe following an eruption that killed 22 tourists and local guides in 2019. A...
The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, launched an appeal on Tuesday against their criminal conviction for violating safety laws, arguing that tour operators — rather than their company — were responsible for the...
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, was forced to divert on Wednesday morning after a passenger became disruptive, the airline said. The flight landed instead in the Australian city of Melbourne, where...
